Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
"Stop should-ing on yourself."
REBT and Group Work
Goal in Group:
Group Leaders:
- Members gain ability to recognize and dispute irrational beliefs
- Begin to feel more in control of their emotions
Group Leaders:
- Directive and active
- Challenge, dispute, & replace negative self-talk
- Teach members the theory
- Point out members' shoulds, oughts, and musts
- Use the here and now (process)
Rational is Functional. Irrational is Dysfunctional.
A - Activating event
B - Belief system
C - Emotional Consequences of A and B
D - Disputing irrational thoughts and beliefs.
E - Cognitive and Emotional effects of revised beliefs
Undesirable feelings and consequences come from one's belief about the activating event, not the event itself.
Group Objectives
Objective 1:
Recognize irrational beliefs and bring attention to them.
Objective 2:
Dispute irrational beliefs and create rational, functional beliefs.
Objective 3:
Members learn REBT and use it on themselves and other members.
Limitations
- Members must be willing and motivated to explore beliefs
- Requires large amount of group trust and cohesion
- Very direct, can be seen as “harsh”